Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus trachycarpus Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 5: 672 (1937) |
Native Range | c. & e. Tajikistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2900m |
Description | subacaulescent, leaves 24-36cm long, leaflets 14-17 pairs, orbiculate to lanceolate, rounded, sparsely hirsute, raceme 8-12-flowered, 6-12cm long, pod subsessile |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) |